Boeing was supposed to deliver a replacement for Air Force One last year, but significant delays have cost the plane maker billions on the project. They have also drawn ire from the president, who told reporters aboard Air Force One in February that he was “not happy with Boeing” and may purchase a plane elsewhere.

Boeing has not officially confirmed any changes to the $3.9 billion fixed-price contract it signed during Trump’s first term. It has absorbed more than $2.5 billion in losses on the project.

Washington (AFP) – It is arguably the world's most iconic plane, an instantly recognizable symbol of the US presidency. But now Air Force One -- like many other American institutions once considered sacred -- is getting the Donald Trump treatment.